A small invasive pest known for killing millions of trees in North America was spotted in three new Willamette Valley locations including Silverton, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry.
The emerald ash borer (EAB) is native to eastern Asia and was first found in Oregon in 2022. It has since infested and killed many North American ash trees as its larvae feeds underneath their bark.
In the Willamette Valley, the beetle was confirmed by ODF in a parking lot east of I-5 in Tualatin, a parking lot outside of Newberg and in a residential neighborhood in Silverton…